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Missing 12-year-old found safe and well

Missing 12-year-old found safe and well

A 12-year-old boy who sparked a major police search after going missing from his home this morning was tonight found safe.

Coming soon! Plans for town centre cinema finally revealed

Coming soon! Plans for town centre cinema finally revealed

An artist's impression showing what a proposed new modern multiplex in Kent could look like has been unveiled.

The cancer patients being treated in the car park

The cancer patients being treated in the car park

We've spoken to patients and staff in a mobile chemotherapy unit brought in following the controversial closure of a hospital's cancer centre.

Barnes: 'Pay back £700k Stack costs'

Barnes: 'Pay back £700k Stack costs'

Kent's police commissioner has urged the government to pay back the £700,000 recent costs for tackling Operation Stack.

Handbag snatched by men on bikes

Handbag snatched by men on bikes

A woman was walking through an industrial estate when two men rode at her 'at speed' and grabbed her bag.

Video: The moment we surprised our first Kent Hero

Video: The moment we surprised our first Kent Hero

A teenage boy who helped save a school friend injured in a road accident is the first winner of an award scheme run by Kent Reliance and kmfm.

Buyers of flats in iconic building left in limbo

Buyers of flats in iconic building left in limbo

A housing association is considering legal action following a U-turn by developers to allow the sale of 30 properties.

Barn alight in village

Barn alight in village

Firefighters are currently tackling a barn fire in a Kent village.

Star Wars teacher heads off to a new galaxy

Star Wars teacher heads off to a new galaxy

A popular Ashford teacher, renowned for his love of the Star Wars film series, is leaving to take up a new job - not so far away!

Bogus doctor who treated thousands jailed

Bogus doctor who treated thousands jailed

A 'doctor' who stole the identity of a real GP to illegally treat thousands of sick and vulnerable patients has today been jailed for six years.

Hockey coach outlines club's strategy

Hockey coach outlines club's strategy

Strategic coach Daran Cass has unveiled a major new approach as to how Ashford Hockey Club will operate.

Police hunt wanted man who failed to show at court

Police hunt wanted man who failed to show at court

Police are urgently looking for a man who breached the terms of his licence after being released from prison for weapon and driving offences.

Toddler’s horrific eye injury in freak store accident

Toddler’s horrific eye injury in freak store accident

A distraught mum is warning others after her two-year-old daughter was left needing surgery on her eye following a freak accident at a clothes shop.

United sign international star

United sign international star

Ashford United have confirmed the signing of Gibraltar international defender Jamie Bosio.

Two Tone frozen out by wrangle

Two Tone frozen out by wrangle

Two Tone - Britain's biggest carp - has languished in a freezer for five years since his death after being caught up in a wrangle.

Don't believe us? Just watch!

Don't believe us? Just watch!

Pupils and staff at a Kent prep school have produced a music video set to Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk to celebrate the end of term.

Video: 'I'm hanging on the phone!'

Video: 'I'm hanging on the phone!'

Shocking footage captures a man falling off, and then getting stuck, in railings as he chats on a phone outside a club.

Keeping it in the family

Keeping it in the family

A teenage guitarist is to perform with her grandfather as they take to the stage for the first time.

Car badly damaged after electrical fault sparks fire

Car badly damaged after electrical fault sparks fire

Fire crews were called to a village after a parked car caught fire - nine hours after it was last used.

Fake window cleaner steals purse

Fake window cleaner steals purse

A thief pretended he was going to wash his victims' windows but stole from them instead.

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